Dukes tusk is still locked up. He does not qualify for the Elephant Hall which is at full capacity anyway and there is no safe location that is also big enough in the two camps (LS and CB) to house the Tusk.

You've also seen the info .. but to share with our fellow forumites to also let them know.

SANParks appreciates the input given by the forum members on this matter. At this stage they don't see the benefit of moving Duke's one tusk to the Skukuza Museum. In respect for Duke they want allow him the decency to enjoy the last few years of his life without having his tusk displayed for all to see while he is alive. Once Duke has passed away. The discussion about his tusks will be brought up again.

Just so all our forumites also know. And from my side I truly hope you will all understand and rather try to enjoy the beauty and magnificence of Duke while you have the opportunity, instead of looking at his tusk and missing the true essence of who and what Duke is in the KNP.

Good one Mgoddard...lucky to see the old ellie. Will never forget the one & only day I saw Duke, it was my first ever visit to the park and it nearly closing time on the S28...strolling along while them tusks making their way through the tall grass. I was so excited & watching that I only got 1 very blurry picture..damn.
But none the less, I am glad to say I got to see the old tusker in the park.

Life is what we make of it..we can not control what happens in our lifebut how we handle it.

We saw him on the Nhlowa road(S28) about 6-8km from the turm off from the H4-2 at the CB end. He was feeding on the tree in the pics and we watched him for about 15 min then went up the road about 10km and turned back and he was still in the same place. That is when I took this rather poor sunset pic of him

"In the end we conserve only that which we love, we love only that which we understand, we understand only that which we are taught" (Baba Dioum, Senegalese Ecologist)

Seeing that Duke has no intention to breed anymore at his age, I would say that one should rather try and make like a tree. He seems to love "rossyntjiebos" in particular. So much so that he gave his left tusk for some of it.